Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Works on the Appr0pris-
ton Bill and Kills the Galveston
Medical College Allowance.
The House Discusses tho Libel Law, Re-
fusing TO Adopt the Adverse Report
by SO Yeas to AZ Nays.
THE SENATE.
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THE SENATE.
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AUSTIN, TEX, April 2.-Senator Glass
cock sent up petition from the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union for the pro-
lection of women.
Senator Claiborne offered resolution
against England for her treatment of Ire
| land in favor of home rule, and against
the coercion bill. This resolution caused
little discussion, and on motion of Sen
ator Douglass of Jefferson, was laid on
the table.
The pending business of last night, the
resolution against Judge Willis, was then
taken up.
Senator Houston said the Senate was
the last resort of appeal to liberty, and
we should be careful. do not think he
ought to be removed.
Senator Lane stated that ne had been a
witness IN the case and did not think he
was in the position to act impartially.
He was Excused.
The,yo.e was then taken on the House
resolution with the result that the Senate
did not concur in the resolution-yeas, 8;
nays, %.
The appropriation bill was taken up as
unfinished business.
Department of Experimentation was
taken on the appropriation of $4,000 for
summer normal school.
1t was opposed by Senator Stinson be-
cause the normal school was turned into
trOlicking and counting, etc
Senator's Frank and Pope thought the
statements of Senator StinsOn were
wrong, ard that If We want to be in the
foremost ranks as educators we must be
more liberal.
Senator Jarvis said in his section the
normal school had been a success and the
teachers had been much benefited.
Senator's Terrell and Abercrombie
agreed with the last speaker entirely.
Senator Garrison sGid teachers in his
section had not been benefited.
Senator SunsOn said he thought it was
8 political matter for the advancement of
the superintendent of education.
& substitute was offered and adopted
that $4,000 be appropriated out of the
general revenue TO pay salaries Of prinCi-
pals 10 teach the summer schools TO be
selected by the State superintendent, one
from each senatorial district for white
aud one from each congressional district
for cOlored.
Senator Harrison made motion to pay
the money for support of the Sam HOus-
ton Institute out of the general revenue.
Senator AberCrombie opposed the mo-
ton, as he thought the available school
fund was the one from which money for
the Support OF that institute should be
taken.
The amendment was lost.
Senator Claiborne amended by giving
$1,000 for the support of the agricultural
and mechanical department to be at
| taChed to he Prairie View Normal School
| instead of $4,000.
Senator Woods thought that instead of
! increasing the appropriation it should be
! stricken out because it was useless ex-
penditure.
Senator GIassCOck thought it would be
! throwing away the money which should
| be put into their schools. Strike out the
whole amount because it is not time. He
did not oppose the advancement of the
| COlored people, but did not think they
| should be placed above the white people
Senator Bell moved that the Senate DO
not concur in the House amendments to
/ the judiciary joint resolution and that s
! free conference committee be appointed
to consider the differences The Presi-
! ii.
! Mcdonald, Harrison and Frank.
Senator Harrison offered a substitute
/ that the money be used TO send Il an in
| creased number OF students for the state
! 10 The Prairie View school.
The substitute was ruled out of order.
The Claiborne amendment was lost.
The Harrison substitute was adopted
/ as an amendment.
Cfnotpr Woods OOuaT RI Cty.ilya ont
! whole amount.
Peniten.iary departmeDt-T0 appro-
| pirate $4,000 for purchase of machinery
| instead of S250O.
Senator Fields moved to strike it out.
Withdrawn.
/ Senator Fields then spoke to the COM
mittee amendment ard said that too
much had been appropriated already to
| the penitentiary.
Senator Burgess spoke in favor of pro-
! viding work to keep some of the Convicts
outside of the walls. Whatever is said
to the contrary in political Clap-trap, the
amount ought not to be cut down 81.
Senator Armistead was opposed 10 the
appropriation, but has since investigated
and has changed MS opinion.
Senator Claiborne prOphesied that the
state farm would be done away with in
eighteen months. The COnVicts should
be kept within the walls.
Senator Lane opposed the appropriation
because, he said, 1t cost the state nearly
| as much TO support the penitentiary work
ing the cJnvicts as If they were in idle
ness.
The committee amendment was adopt
ed.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The committee moved to strike out the
first part OF the appropriation designating
the medical college at Galveston as the
recipient Of $4,000 of the University
fund.
Senator Claiborne opposed the amend
ment. He showed how much the state
would receive by the appropriation. He
said: 81 don't want to cripple the
University. My heart is in it. The
salaries Of the University professors are
too much"
Senator Harrison said Mr.. Claiborne
was cut If order.
Senator Claiborne said he WAS sorry he
could not say anything that the young